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Lightning Fact (Miscellaneous Facts)
Lightning strikes men about seven times more often than it does women.

Most populated city in the world (Miscellaneous Facts)
The most populated city in the world – when major urban areas are included – is Tokyo, with more than 37 million residents.

World's first travel agencies (Miscellaneous Facts)
World’s first travel agencies: Cox & Kings, founded in 1758, and Thomas Cook, founded in 1860.

Barbie Facts (Miscellaneous Facts)
Barbie was introduced at the New York Toy Fair on 9 March 1959; her real name is Barbie Millicent Roberts and her parents are Ruth and Elliot Handler. Barbie has four sisters: Skipper (1964), Stacie (1992), Kelly (1995) and Krissy (1995). Ken, Barbie’s boyfriend, debuted in 1961. Unfortunately, they split up on Valentine’s Day 2004.

Drunk population of world (Miscellaneous Facts)
It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk.

People who are lying to you (Miscellaneous Facts)
People who are lying to you tend to look up and to the left (their left).

Cheater Rich American (Miscellaneous Facts)
The higher the income, the more likely an American man will cheat on his wife.

Walk in Lifetime (Miscellaneous Facts)
In a lifetime, an average person walks the equivalent of 5 equators.

Available Hawaiian Woman (Miscellaneous Facts)
If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available. (The bigger the flower, the more desperate!)

Can't fill bank deposit slip (Miscellaneous Facts)
Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.

Economy vs Skirt's Length (Miscellaneous Facts)
Sociologists have found the worse the economy, the longer the women's skirts are and the better economy, the shorter the skirt.

Handwash after using public restroom (Miscellaneous Facts)
According to the American Society for Microbiology, 90% of women and 75% of men wash their hands after using a public restroom.

Nose prints to identify dogs (Miscellaneous Facts)
Nose prints are used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!

Suicidal Monday (Miscellaneous Facts)
The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.

Blue light effect (Miscellaneous Facts)
Blue light makes people alert at night, which could be useful to people who work at night.

Sharpen the pencil sharpener (Miscellaneous Facts)
You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.

Colorful or I Love You (Miscellaneous Facts)
If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".

Weight of books (Miscellaneous Facts)
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

New babies problem (Miscellaneous Facts)
A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.

Speed of glass cracks (Miscellaneous Facts)
When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.